PowerShell / PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer
Rule Request: UseCompatibleStrings
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Description
Summary of the new feature
The `e and `u{xxxx} special characters in double-quoted strings were added in Powershell 6. It would be nice to have a compatibility rule that detects these escape characters when writing for Powershell <6 and suggests a different syntax (ex. suggesting $([char]0x1b) for `e)
What is the latest version of PSScriptAnalyzer at the point of writing
v1.22
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start from the proposed UseCompatibleStrings rule and review how PSScriptAnalyzer handles double-quoted strings and target PowerShell versions. Done means the rule detects the specified escape sequences for older PowerShell targets and provides compatibility guidance, with coverage for both escape forms.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100